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Fender
Telecaster“I have a Fender Telecaster I like using for heavier stuff.”
Said in Screaming Females: Inside the Band with Marissa & Mike, September 2016
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21 items · Last checked What guitar does Screaming Females play?
Marissa Paternoster of Screaming Females has said she played G&L S-500s through a 1970s Sunn Concert Lead head, with a Fulltone OCD, Earthbound Audio Supercollider, Boss DD-6 and TC Electronic Flashback. Bassist King Mike Abbate has been seen using a Rickenbacker 4003 and has said he played a 1970s Acoustic 220 head.
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TC Electronic
Flashback delay“I do really like this crystal delay function that it has”
Said in Marissa Paternoster's Punk-Forged Folk, February 2022
What guitar gear Screaming Females uses: a sourced gear guide
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Marissa Paternoster
G&L
S-500
Has said they use
G&L
S-500“for the most part I just use my G&L S-500s”
Said in Screaming Females: Inside the Band with Marissa & Mike, September 2016
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Has said they use
Fender
Telecaster“I have a Fender Telecaster I like using for heavier stuff.”
Said in Screaming Females: Inside the Band with Marissa & Mike, September 2016
Has said they use
Sunn
Concert Lead head (1970s)
Has said they use
“It's super loud, and it sounds great.”
Said in Screaming Females: Inside the Band with Marissa & Mike, September 2016
Sunn
212LH cabinet
Has said they use
Sunn
212LH cabinetSaid in Screaming Females: Inside the Band with Marissa & Mike, September 2016
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GHS Strings
Boomers strings (.009-.042)
Has said they use
GHS Strings
Boomers strings (.009-.042)Said in Marissa Paternoster's Punk-Forged Folk, February 2022
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Dunlop
Tortex picks (.88 mm)
Has said they use
Dunlop
Tortex picks (.88 mm)Said in Screaming Females: Inside the Band with Marissa & Mike, September 2016
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Has said they use
Earthbound Audio
Supercollider
Has said they use
Earthbound Audio
SupercolliderSaid in Marissa Paternoster's Punk-Forged Folk, February 2022
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Has said they use
Said in Marissa Paternoster's Punk-Forged Folk, February 2022
Has said they use
TC Electronic
Flashback delay“I do really like this crystal delay function that it has”
Said in Marissa Paternoster's Punk-Forged Folk, February 2022
Has said they use
Said in Screaming Females: Inside the Band with Marissa & Mike, September 2016
Records that shaped her
Smashing Pumpkins
Siamese Dream
Has said they love
Smashing Pumpkins
Siamese DreamSaid in Marissa Paternoster's Punk-Forged Folk, February 2022
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King Mike Abbate
Rickenbacker
Rickenbacker 4003 bass
Seen using
Rickenbacker
Rickenbacker 4003 bassSeen in Screaming Females: Inside the Band with Marissa & Mike, September 2016
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Acoustic
220 head (1970s)
Has said they use
Acoustic
220 head (1970s)Said in Screaming Females: Inside the Band with Marissa & Mike, September 2016
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Acoustic
2x15 cabinet with Peavey Black Widow speakers
Has said they use
Said in Screaming Females: Inside the Band with Marissa & Mike, September 2016
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GHS Strings
Bass Boomers strings (.045-.105)
Has said they use
GHS Strings
Bass Boomers strings (.045-.105)Said in Screaming Females: Inside the Band with Marissa & Mike, September 2016
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Dunlop
Tortex picks (.73 mm)
Has said they use
Dunlop
Tortex picks (.73 mm)Said in Screaming Females: Inside the Band with Marissa & Mike, September 2016
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King Mike Abbate: studio
Has said they use
Ampeg
SVTSaid in Screaming Females: Inside the Band with Marissa & Mike, September 2016
Verellen
Meatsmoke
Has said they use
Verellen
MeatsmokeSaid in Screaming Females: Inside the Band with Marissa & Mike, September 2016
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Fender
Bassman
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Fender
BassmanSaid in Screaming Females: Inside the Band with Marissa & Mike, September 2016
Questions
About Screaming Females's gear.
What guitar does Marissa Paternoster play?
She has said that for the most part she played G&L S-500s, with a Fender Telecaster for heavier songs in dropped D. A Taylor GS Mini is on her 2021 solo album Peace Meter.
What amp does Marissa Paternoster use?
She has called her 1970s Sunn Concert Lead head super loud and said it sounded great. In 2016 she listed it with a Sunn 212LH cab.
What pedals does Marissa Paternoster use?
In 2022 she listed a Fulltone OCD, an Earthbound Audio Supercollider, a Boss DD-6 and a TC Electronic Flashback Delay, and said the Flashback's crystal delay is all over Peace Meter. Earlier she listed an MXR Phase 90.
What bass does King Mike Abbate of Screaming Females play?
He has been seen using a Rickenbacker 4003 played with a pick, into a 1970s Acoustic 220 head and an Acoustic 2x15 cab. In the studio for Rose Mountain he said he also played through an Ampeg SVT, a Verellen Meatsmoke and a Fender Bassman.
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Screaming Females is a New Jersey punk trio of guitarist and singer Marissa Paternoster, bassist King Mike Abbate and drummer Jarrett Dougherty. This guide covers Paternoster's and Abbate's guitars, basses, amps and pedals from Premier Guitar interviews in 2016 and 2022.
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